pitkittää — meaning in English
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English meaning
- eke noun Something added to increase an amount.
- perpetuate verb To keep something going indefinitely, often something negative like a problem or stereotype.
- prolong verb To make something last longer than it otherwise would.
- protract verb To lengthen something, particularly to make it last longer in time.
Senses
pitkittää is used for these senses in English:
- drag out (ambitransitive) To extend or lengthen excessively.
- draw out To make (something) last for more time than is necessary; to prolong; to extend.
- eke (transitive) Chiefly in the form eke out: to add to, to augment; to increase; to lengthen.
- perpetuate (transitive) To prolong the existence of (something) by repetition; to reinforce.
- prolong (transitive) To lengthen in time; to extend the duration of
- prolong (transitive) To put off to a distant time; to postpone.
- protract To draw out; to extend, especially in duration.
eke — full definition
- noun Something added to increase an amount.
- noun A small platform that a beehive rests on.
- noun A spacer placed between, above, or below parts of a beehive to create extra room.
perpetuate — full definition
- verb To keep something going indefinitely, often something negative like a problem or stereotype.
- verb To preserve something so it is not forgotten.
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